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台湾鹿 (たいわんじか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

台たい湾わん鹿じか

Meanings

1

noun

Formosan sika deer; Taiwan sika deer

Refers specifically to the subspecies Cervus nippon taiouanus, a sika deer endemic to Taiwan.

台たい湾わん鹿じかは台たい湾わんの固こ有ゆう亜あ種しゅである。
The Formosan sika deer is an endemic subspecies of Taiwan.

Written forms

台たい湾わん鹿じか
Standard kanji spelling for the Formosan sika deer.
タイワンジカ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, common in biological contexts or when emphasizing the species name.

Kanji

台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
湾gulf, bay, inlet
鹿

deer

Etymology

Compound of 台湾 (Taiwan) and 鹿 (deer). The reading じか is a common rendaku form of しか.